(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jason Morris, 36, of Mastic, was indicted for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree and related charges, after the search of his residence allegedly resulted in the discovery of cocaine and a total of six loaded firearms including, one semi-automatic assault weapon.
“Morris allegedly had illegal weapons, as well as illegal drugs and the materials to make fake credit cards,” said District Attorney Tierney. “The illegal activities that this defendant was allegedly participating in have no place in Suffolk County, and I am thankful for the officers who removed him from our streets.”
According to the investigation, on September 26, 2025, Suffolk County Police officers executed a court-authorized search warrant at Morris’ Mastic residence. During the execution of the warrant, they allegedly recovered five loaded and operable firearms, including a defaced Ruger 9mm semi-automatic pistol, a Browning Model Fabrique Nationale .25mm semi-automatic pistol, a Ruger .380 semi-automatic pistol, an H&R .22 revolver, a Taurus 9mm semi-automatic pistol and one Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle with an ammunition clip capable of holding 30 rounds.
Police also allegedly found more than 10 ounces of cocaine, 120 oxycodone pills, and drug paraphernalia including scales and plastic bags, used for the packaging and distribution of narcotics.
Additionally, officers also found an embossing machine and two hotel key cards, in the shape and size of credit cards, embossed with numbers from a Visa pre-paid gift card. An embossing machine is a device that creates raised letters and numbers that can be used to unlawfully create fake or counterfeit cards by allowing the user to print numbers that were stolen from legitimate cards onto them. Morris was arrested the day the search warrant was executed.
On November 6, 2025, Morris was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro for:
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, a Class A felony;
- Five counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Class B felonies;
- Three counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanors;
- Seven counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Class C felonies;
- Eight counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, Class D felonies;
- Two counts of Possession of a Forged Instrument, Class D felonies; and
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Forgery Device, a Class D felony.
Justice Ambro ordered Morris held on $1,000,000 cash, $3,000,000 bond or $5,000,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Morris is due back in court on December 5, 2025, and faces 12 to 24 years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Mukesh Haridat, Esq.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Raymond Buitenkant of the Narcotics Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Kevin Staubitz of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Squad.